6.4.15

Nautical: dress over skirt

Here it is again, my all year favourite navy blue maxi skirt. You have seen it quite often here on the blog during last year. I wore it paired with different tops accesorized with different jewelry, bags and shoes. And what about today? I'm wearing it with a dress! This dress is a bit too short for me to wear it on its own here in Nepal. Of course, I can always wear it over skinnies but it seems a rather trivial and predictable variant. I wanted something more interesting. Then I noticed that the base colour of the dress and the colour of my favourite maxi skirt matches absolutely. So, I decided to give this combination a try. And I liked the result.

I wore this navy blue maxi skirt quite often during last year

The dress with its stripes and images of ships and wheels on its pockets is already so nautical that all I have to do to complete the look was to add a hat, white shoes and sea shell jewelry.

The photos of this outfit were taken during our visit to the Garden of Dreams. The Garden was created by Field Marshal Kaiser Sumsher Rana in early 1920s. It was known at the time as the Garden of Six Seasons and was inspired by gardens in Europe. The garden originally included an ensemble of six impressive pavilions dedicated to each of the six seasons of Nepal along with other accessories like fountains, garden furniture, verandah, pergolas, balustrades, urns and birdhouses. The garden and pavilions were a favorite pass time for the Rana family, where Kaiser Shumsher used to write diaries and enjoy the nature.

The founder of the Garden of Dreams, Field Marshal Kaiser Sumsher Rana

However, after his death the garden was handed over to the Government of Nepal which used its beautiful pavilions as offices and store area. Decades of neglect resulted in crumbling buildings, overgrown paths and loss of the flora. Luckily, the sad story has a happy ending: the garden was restored in the early 2000s, opened for public and now is one of the popular hang out places in Kathmandu.

16 comments:

Great look!!!! Love the way you combined the mini dress with the long maxi skirt!!!! :) the colours of the two match perfectly as well as the nautical theme :) plus accessories match perfectly too!!!! You look lovely in the hat :) it suits you! :)

Olga, I really love this , it really works so well on you. The shell bracelets are lovely and pull the nautical theme together. The gardens and buildings are stunning, glad they have been restored, always so sad when history is lost. Looks such a beautiful place to spend time.

That blue maxi skirt is so pretty and versatile. Love all the way you wore it and with the short nautical dress it looks like a long maxi dress. It might be my favorite yet. I love, love remixing my closet and I always appreciate posts like these. Welcome by to see my latest. Thanks, Ada. =)

Olga, you created such a perfectly nostalgic, romantic look of the bygone era - especially perfect for this setting! Really like this look, adorable, elegant, playful and chic. It made me think whether can I wear one of my short dresses over a maxi? hmm... The garden is glorious, so happy to hear the happy ending. xxx

You look like a lovely lady spending summer in a seaside resort. This beautiful garden and your maritime jewellery emphazing the impression. You look fantastic Olga! This skirt is absolutely versatile.Sabine xxx

parining this maxi with that striped dress was a stroke of genious...you have created a beautiful and elegant outfit that is also very unique...and it reminds me of the early 20 century European ladies and their dresses.

You look amazing...the place is also lovely and so are the photos...I really enjoyed this post.xoxo